Skimmer advice needed

hdodd · 01/03/2008, 01:23 PM

My tank is a 120, all paramenters have been really solid. Cycle has finished and I have introduced 5 conchs, 15 crab, 10 snails, 1 foxface (seems doing really well), and 3 corals. I rely upon you folks and my lfs guy to guide my along the way. I think I need to go ahead and add a skimmer to the setup, but I can't seem to find clear cut recommendations on what to purchase. Any thoughts from you experts would be really helpful. Thanks.

dsn112 · 01/03/2008, 01:30 PM

What kind of corals are you adding? Your asking for trouble adding corals that fast, in the begining your tank can go through a bunch of mini cycles and things change fast. Your corals can't take swings in water quality. Be careful and patient in this hobby. IF you rush things, you will have alot of dead creatures.

As for the skimmer, do you have a sump? A Euro-reef, aqua c, octopus, or ASM, go with one that you can fit in the space you have, and one that is rated for a tank larger than your total volume of water, ie if you have a tank and sump with a total of 150g, get a skimmer made for tanks 175g or more. More is better.

LFS guys try to sell you stuff, they aren't always the best for advice, come here first and do research and slow down.

hdodd · 01/03/2008, 04:39 PM

I have added two zoa's and a galaxia to the tank. I hve a sump, 30 gals. My approach is to change water each week, 10 gals. I don't have a refug. but am thining about adding later. Have no urge to rush it at all. I test at least once a week for ph, alk, cal, ammon, nitri, nitrate, and of course salinity. My I test twice a week for ph, sal. and ammo.. My reading are all very good according to a table I am using from here.

mg426 · 01/03/2008, 04:41 PM

What is the budget ???

01/03/2008, 01:23 PM	#1
hdodd Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 45	Skimmer advice needed My tank is a 120, all paramenters have been really solid. Cycle has finished and I have introduced 5 conchs, 15 crab, 10 snails, 1 foxface (seems doing really well), and 3 corals. I rely upon you folks and my lfs guy to guide my along the way. I think I need to go ahead and add a skimmer to the setup, but I can't seem to find clear cut recommendations on what to purchase. Any thoughts from you experts would be really helpful. Thanks.

01/03/2008, 01:30 PM	#2
dsn112 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,139	What kind of corals are you adding? Your asking for trouble adding corals that fast, in the begining your tank can go through a bunch of mini cycles and things change fast. Your corals can't take swings in water quality. Be careful and patient in this hobby. IF you rush things, you will have alot of dead creatures. As for the skimmer, do you have a sump? A Euro-reef, aqua c, octopus, or ASM, go with one that you can fit in the space you have, and one that is rated for a tank larger than your total volume of water, ie if you have a tank and sump with a total of 150g, get a skimmer made for tanks 175g or more. More is better. LFS guys try to sell you stuff, they aren't always the best for advice, come here first and do research and slow down. __________________ I'm disturbed! I'm depressed! I'm inadequate! I got it all!! Current Tank Info: Fluval Edge w LED freshwater. Looking at doing a 20-40g long penninsula fowlr soon

01/03/2008, 04:41 PM	#4
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	What is the budget ??? __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

01/03/2008, 04:39 PM	#3
hdodd Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 45	I have added two zoa's and a galaxia to the tank. I hve a sump, 30 gals. My approach is to change water each week, 10 gals. I don't have a refug. but am thining about adding later. Have no urge to rush it at all. I test at least once a week for ph, alk, cal, ammon, nitri, nitrate, and of course salinity. My I test twice a week for ph, sal. and ammo.. My reading are all very good according to a table I am using from here.